Mark Coles Smith Movies & Biography

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WE BURY THE DEAD (2026)

Starring Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith, Matt Whelan, Chloe Hurst, Kym Jackson, Dan Paris, Deanna Cooney, Nicola Bartlett and Kim Fleming. Directed by Zak Hilditch.

After a military experiment in Tasmania goes horribly wrong, Ava desperately searches for her husband in the aftermath. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a "body retrieval unit", but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying start showing signs of life, and are growing more violent with every passing hour.

REVIEWS We Bury the Dead - Finding closure amongst absolute annihilation

THE POUT-POUT FISH (2026)

Starring Nick Offerman, Amy Sedaris, Miranda Otto, Mark Coles Smith, Remy Hii, Jordin Sparks, Nina Oyama, Bessie Holland, Andrew Buchanan and Mel Buttle. Directed by Ricard Cussó.

The hilarious and heartwarming story of an unlikely duo: Mr Fish, a prickly recluse, and Pip, a hyperactive sea dragon. When catastrophe strikes, they must embark on a daunting undersea quest in search of a fabled mythical fish to grant their wish to save their homes. A seemingly impossible mission into the great unknown, their adventure is littered with infuriating roadblocks, unexpected dangers, dazzling wonders, irrepressible characters and heart-pounding excitement. So begins a full-throttle all-or-nothing race against the clock, as these subaquatic misfits call upon all the strength, friendships and wisdom they’ve gained on their journeys to try to save the places that mean most to them!

BEAST OF WAR (2025)

Starring Mark Coles Smith, Joel Nankervis, Sam Delich, Lee Tiger Halley, Sam Parsonson, Maximillian Johnson, Tristan McKinnon, Steve Le Marquand, Masa Yamaguchi and Lauren Grimson. Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner.

Inspired by true events during World War II off the coast of Western Australia in 1942 – when a troop carrier was sunk and survivors were attacked by sharks – the film follows a group of young servicemen adrift in the Timor Sea after a Japanese airstrike.

As the remaining soldiers battle fire, exhaustion and fear in the open waters, a great white shark begins to circle the wreckage, turning the sea into a killing ground. What begins as a war film explodes into a no-holds-barred, blood-soaked tale of brotherhood, sacrifice and sheer survival.

KID SNOW (2024)

Starring Billy Howle, Tom Bateman, Phoebe Tonkin, Hunter Page-Lochard, Mark Coles Smith, Nathan Phillips, Shaka Cook, Jack Latorre, Robert Taylor and Tristan Gorey. Directed by Paul Goldman.

SCARYGIRL (2023)

Starring Anna Torv, Sam Neill, Liv Hewson, Tim Minchin, Remy Hii, Mark Coles Smith, Deborah Mailman, Rob Collins, Jillian Nguyen and Dylan Alcott. Directed by Ricard Cussó and Tania Vincent.

SWEET AS (2023)

Starring Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Tasma Walton, Carlos Sanson Jr, Mark Coles Smith, Ngaire Pigram, Pedrea Jackson, Mikayla Levy, Andrew Wallace and Mezi Atwood. Directed by Jub Clerc.

REVIEWS Sweet As - Soon-to-be Australian classic

LAST CAB TO DARWIN (2015)

Starring Michael Caton, Emma Hamilton, Mark Coles Smith, Ningali Lawford-Wolf and Jacki Weaver. Directed by Jeremy Sims.

Rex is a Broken Hill cab driver who, when told he doesn’t have long to live, sets out on an epic journey to Darwin in a bid to die on his own terms. Along the way he discovers that before you can end your life you have to live it, and to live it you have to share it.

REVIEWS Last Cab to Darwin - Tearfully inspiring